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August 14, 2013
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"So, today I’m going to talk about dialogue."
"Characterization = people doing/saying completely unexpected things that make perfect sense in…"
"the practical nuts and bolts issues of good writing. Is it sexy? Is it exciting? Not always. But the…"
Insane Movie Sale on iTunes…
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August 12, 2013
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Memory Monday: Green Arrow, Chauvinist
You know, up until relatively recently, pretty much every male superhero was at least something of a male chauvinist pig.
But, man! How the hell did Green Arrow ever get laid?
(From Justice League of America #226, May 1984. Written by Gerry Conway; art by Chuck Patton and Frank McLaughlin.)
August 10, 2013
I'm on GoodReads!
Yep, I'm on GoodReads now.
It will take me a little time to get up to speed (especially since I'm on a deadline right now!), so please be patient with me. But I should have some fun stuff coming up soon.
In the meantime, I'll be funneling my BLog from barrylyga.com here, so if you're not already following me there or on Tumblr, you'll be able to keep up right here.
See y'all soon!
Barry
August 9, 2013
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"If you’re born with a gift, to behave like it’s an achievement is not right."
"What you write is private until YOU decide to make it public. Don’t be afraid to write the suckiest,…"
This Week in Rejection!: Two Rejections, One Letter!
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"You don’t “get” your ideas — they just pounce on you."
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This Week in Rejection!: Two Rejections, One Letter!
I had to blur a lot of stuff out of this week’s letter. Sorry, gang.
What I love most about this letter is that it offers two separate reasons for declining to represent Young Barry. First, the agent says (quite sensibly) that s/he is forming his/her own agency and, therefore, does not currently have room on his/her client list. Fair enough!
But as if that weren’t enough: S/he also wants to make sure I understand that even if there were room on this client list, I wouldn’t be muscling onto it any time soon, since the subject of my book is not something of interest to this particular client! The subtext (barely) is: “And even when I am expanding my list, don’t bother trying, buck-o.”
Very efficient!
August 7, 2013
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"Education matters for one reason — because you learn new things and you become curious about them."
Holy crap. Leave it to the Japanese to develop a way to turn…
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"But then I realized that the title was misspelled. On the cover."
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"you don’t want someone just to say, “This is a piece of shit.” You need someone who can articulate…"
"we all start out writing crap"
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Dreaming of Books
For the past two nights, I have dreamed of The Book That Will Kill Me. This is strange because I haven’t worked on it for several months now — it’s in the hands of my editor, and given the sheer length and density of it, I don’t expect to hear anything soon.
But dream of it I have, twice now, and this from a guy who rarely repeats his dreams.
The first night, I dreamed that the book had been published. And it was beautiful. But as I flipped through my copy, I realized that the publisher had decided at some point to, well, embellish the book. There were lavishly illustrated sections that had nothing to do with my story. Portions of the book were now, for some reason, written in French. And the structure of the book had changed completely. I was baffled and a little upset because — in the dream — I feared that “their” version was better than the original!
Last night, I once again dreamed that the book was published. It had a beautiful cover and it was hefty as hell. A nice chunk of words, you know? When I opened it, I discovered — much to my shock — several comic book pages in addition to my prose. But they seemed to fit, so it was okay. But then I realized that the title was misspelled. On the cover.
I have no idea if these are bad omens or what. I started writing The Book That Will Kill Me in 2009, and at this point, the earliest it will get published is 2016. That’s a long time to wait. Maybe the anxiety is just getting to me. I dunno.
August 5, 2013
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Memory Monday: Super-Heroes Super-Size It
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THERE’S MONEY IN COMICS!
"The internet is a glittering carnival of diversions, and that’s wonderful – until you need to get…"
"So, how did artists make a living before the 1700s and 1800s? Basically, all great art —…"
"The best way to write outside the box is not to realize there’s a box in the first place."
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Memory Monday: Super-Heroes Super-Size It
Here’s what it looks like when super-heroes order fast food.
Admit it: You’ve always wondered.
(From Infinity Inc. #2, May 1984. Written by Roy Thomas, art by Jerry Ordway and Mike Machlan.)
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